Best Universities for Optometry in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 940K citations received by 63.6K academic papers made by 321 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Optometry

#1 in Singapore

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Optometry

#1 in India

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#1 in China

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#2 in China

#33 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#3 in China

#34 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#4 in China

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

7. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Optometry

#5 in China

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Optometry

#1 in Israel

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Optometry

#2 in India

#64 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Keio University

For Optometry

#1 in Japan

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

11. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Optometry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

12. University of Tokyo

For Optometry

#2 in Japan

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

13. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#1 in Iran

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

14. Osaka University

For Optometry

#3 in Japan

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optometry

#4 in Japan

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#1 in South Korea

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

17. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#2 in Iran

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

18. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#6 in China

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

19. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#7 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

20. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#8 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

21. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#9 in China

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

22. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Optometry

#3 in India

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

23. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#10 in China

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

24. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Optometry

#1 in Taiwan

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

25. Kitasato University

For Optometry

#5 in Japan

#158 in the World

Founded: 1962

26. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#2 in South Korea

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

27. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Optometry

#2 in Taiwan

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

28. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#3 in South Korea

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

29. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#11 in China

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

30. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Optometry

#6 in Japan

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

31. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#4 in South Korea

#174 in the World

Founded: 1398

32. Kyoto University

For Optometry

#7 in Japan

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

33. Nagoya University

For Optometry

#8 in Japan

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

34. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Optometry

#3 in Taiwan

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

35. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Optometry

#9 in Japan

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

36. Tokyo Dental College

For Optometry

#10 in Japan

#192 in the World

Founded: 1890

37. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Optometry

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

38. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Optometry

#11 in Japan

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

39. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Optometry

#2 in Israel

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

40. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Optometry

#12 in China

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

41. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#3 in Iran

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

42. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Optometry

#5 in South Korea

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

43. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#13 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

44. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#6 in South Korea

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

45. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Optometry

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

46. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Optometry

#12 in Japan

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

47. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Optometry

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 50,054
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2004

48. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Optometry

#4 in India

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

49. Kanazawa Medical University

For Optometry

#13 in Japan

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

50. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Optometry

#14 in China

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

51. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Optometry

#2 in Singapore

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

52. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Optometry

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

53. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Optometry

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

54. Tohoku University

For Optometry

#14 in Japan

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

55. Wuhan University

For Optometry

#15 in China

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

56. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#1 in Turkey

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

57. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Optometry

#5 in India

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

58. Gifu University

For Optometry

#15 in Japan

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

59. Chiba University

For Optometry

#16 in Japan

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

60. Harbin Medical University

For Optometry

#16 in China

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

61. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Optometry

#17 in China

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

62. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#2 in Turkey

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

63. Juntendo University

For Optometry

#17 in Japan

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

64. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Optometry

#18 in Japan

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

65. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Optometry

#18 in China

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

66. Soochow University

For Optometry

#19 in China

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

67. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Optometry

#3 in Turkey

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

68. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#4 in Iran

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

69. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#20 in China

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

70. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

#1 in Jordan

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

71. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#21 in China

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

72. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Optometry

#3 in Israel

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

73. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Optometry

#19 in Japan

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

74. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Optometry

#20 in Japan

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

75. Kobe University

For Optometry

#21 in Japan

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

76. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Optometry

#22 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

77. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Optometry

#1 in Lebanon

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

78. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

#23 in China

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

79. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Optometry

#22 in Japan

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

80. Konyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Nonsan

For Optometry

#7 in South Korea

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 8,210
Founded: 1991

81. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Optometry

#6 in India

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

82. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Optometry

#23 in Japan

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

83. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Optometry

#4 in Taiwan

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

84. Nihon University

For Optometry

#24 in Japan

#395 in the World

Founded: 1889

85. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#24 in China

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

86. Anhui Medical University

For Optometry

#25 in China

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

87. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Optometry

#26 in China

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

88. University of Yamanashi

For Optometry

#25 in Japan

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

89. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Optometry

#26 in Japan

#411 in the World

Founded: 1934

90. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Optometry

#27 in Japan

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

91. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#27 in China

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

92. Tribhuvan University

Nepal | Kathmandu

For Optometry

#1 in Nepal

#416 in the World

Founded: 1958

93. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#5 in Iran

#419 in the World

Founded: 1946

94. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#28 in China

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

95. Kyorin University

For Optometry

#28 in Japan

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

96. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Optometry

#29 in Japan

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

97. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

India | Tamil Nadu

For Optometry

#7 in India

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

98. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Optometry

#4 in Saudi Arabia

#439 in the World

Founded: 2005

99. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Optometry

#1 in Indonesia

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

100. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Optometry

#30 in Japan

#452 in the World

Founded: 1972

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1972

Anesthesiology1220

Bioethics/Medical Ethics211

Biomedical Engineering814

Clinical Psychology1366

Critical Care Nursing819

Epidemiology480

Family medicine1041

Forensic Science352

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1031

Health Science1564

Healthcare Management (MHA)1089

Medical Physics338

Neurosurgery401

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)812

Occupational Therapy398

Oncology and Cancer research1618

Ophthalmology711

Orthodontics885

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine855

Pharmacology1741

Physical Therapy1724

Plastic Surgery408

Public Health2238

Radiation Therapy768

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1985

Respiratory Therapy327

Sonography and Ultrasound439

Sports / Exercise science363

Sports Medicine1131